Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyPolygonaceae
GenusRumex
Scientific name with authorshipRumex maritimus L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
? aureus With.Lapathum aureum (Mill.) GrayLapathum maritimum (L.) MoenchLapathum minus Lam.Rumex acutus PollichRumex anthoxanthus MurrayRumex anthoxantum MoenchRumex aureus Mill.Rumex comosus Buch.-Ham.Rumex comosus Buch.-Ham. ex Meisn.Rumex crispatus Pers.Rumex denticulatus Campd.Rumex dubius GunnerusRumex longisetus A.I.Baranov & SkvortsovRumex loureirianus Schult.f.Rumex loureiroanus Schult. & Schult.fil.Rumex loureiroi Campd.Rumex maritimus f. balticus Zapal.Rumex maritimus f. ramosus Zapal.Rumex maritimus f. stenophyllus Zapal.Rumex maritimus subsp. athrix St.JohnRumex maritimus subsp. aureus (With.) Celak.Rumex maritimus subsp. ochotskius (Rech.fil.) Vorosch.Rumex maritimus subsp. persicarioides (L.) R.S.MitchellRumex maritimus var. aureus (With.) FormánekRumex maritimus var. maritimusRumex maritimus var. ochotskius (Rech.fil.) Kitag.Rumex muricatus BlancoRumex ochotkius Rech.f., 1949Rumex ochotskius Rech.fil.Rumex palustris subsp. maritimus (L.) Bonnier & LayensRumex roxburghianus Wall.Rumex setaceus Buch.-Ham.Rumex setaceus Buch.-Ham. ex Meisn.Steinmannia aurea (Mill.) Opiz
Documented use categories
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier300184-2
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.